Tire-protector.



PATENTED JAN.I15, 1907.

0. KELLY. TIRE PROTECTOR; APPLICATION FILEDNOV. 18K, 1905.

Witnes'sves:

Attorneys.

.UNTTED STATES4 PATENT oFF-ron.

y oem KELLY, or oRToN,-oHIo.

rmE-PRoTl-:c'ronL To all whom it may corcern:

Be it .known thatwfg-QOBIN KELLY, a citizen ofl the United States, residing. at Oreton, in

the county of Vinton and State lof-Ohio, have 5 invented a new and useful Rubber Tire, of which the following is a specification.'

This invention relates generally to rubber tires, and particularly to a novel formfofl shield to protect the tire against wear and ro liability of puncture.

The object of the invention is to provide a shield which shall be non-puncturable in character and which may be readily applied either toa pneumatic or to a cushion tire l5 and which will in use render thel tire non skidding and non-slipping.

f With the above and other objects in view,

as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the zo novel form of tire-shield, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming-a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate correspondin 2 5 parts,Figure 1 is aviewin vertical longitudine section through a pneumatic tire equipped with the improvement of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view intransverse section througha pneumatic tire, showmg a slightly- 3o modified form of shield combined therewith. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through a 'form of shield adapted for vuse in connection with, cushion-tires. Fig. 4 is a view in vertical longitudinal sectiony through the shield 35 showninFig. 8. I

Referring tothe drawings and to Figs. 1

'- and2 thereof, 1- designates the inner or air tube of a pneumatic tire, and 2 the outer sheath or tube. These arts may be of the 4o usual or any preferredp construction, and

therefore need no detailed description.

The novelty of the invention resides in `combining with the sheath a metallic shield 3, which is preferably made of sheet-steel 45-\'rol`ledor other-wise formed accurately to fit the exterior of the sheath, the edges 4 of the shield being referably outturned, as shown in Figs. 2 an 3, in. order to prevent anyL cutting of the. sheath-should the -same becomfev 5o deate'd; ,or the edges ofthe Ishield' rriay 'eirtend either'asia whole oriscallopedbrpr far to jecting portions thereof suflicientl cover and protect the edges of the r1m of the Wheel and to prevent the tire from leaving 5'5 th wheel b y'the skiddingvelcct. on short 6 turns.

Spercaxtion of Letters Patent. Application filed November 18, 1905. Serial No. 288.(009.

.Patented Jan. 15, 190'?.A

In order to increase the holding qualities of the shield, so as to' render'the tire nonskidding and "non-slipping, its eriphery maybe provided with 1on, ?,'iti1dinalpcorruga-l 6o' vtio'ns"5,.as lshown in Fig. 1, withtransverse corrugations 6, as shown in Fig. 2, or these corrugationsmay be obliquely disposed relatively to theface of the shield and still be within the scope ofthe invention, or-When desirable, as in the case of heavy vehicles, the shields may be provided with studs, spikes, or laps y`for increasing the tractive effect. Of course it will be understood'that with light vehicles, such as small automobiles, the traction devices, by'which terml may be included either the corrugations, as

vHating the tire the shield may readily be positioned thereon, after which the tire may be ii'iilatigd, and thus secure the shield in. position. This form of the invention is also. adapted for use on solid or'cushion tires, asv it will be combined with them before they are placed upon the rim of the wheel; but where it is impractieable to remove the rub ber tire the forni of the invention shown in Fig. 4 is employed in which the'terminals of the shield 7 are formed witha lap-joint 8, the

-n1e1nbersof which arc held combined by a rivet or rivers 9, or a small bolt may be em 95 ployed in lieu of the rivets. Where rivets are used, the part of the rivet in the top or outside lap is made larger in diameter than the part that penetrates the inside lap,sothat the rivet fits with a shoulder 10 on the outside of the inner lap, making it an easy matterto fasten these rivets securely in the inp ner lap of the shield before placing the same upon ythe W'heel.- The sliie dv is then positioned omthe v`fire and theen ds are brought together, the heads oflthejrivetsjbeing re- IOO A'cei'ved by'ifi'fu'iesI in the outer lap of the shield. jThe heads are then upset or beaded over', the shoulders 10 preventing the rivets from being driven through the inner lap. As r 1c stated, these shields are-made tofit the tires with which lthey lare to be combined, and 1t will generally beadvisablelor referanle to supply the shield with the tire; ut when the tires of a vehicle 'are practically Worn out shields such as describedl may be applied thereto` and-thus practically renew them'. Owingl tothe fact that the shield is semi-v 'circ-ular.in'gcro-section and embraces the' greater portion 'of the diameterof the tire it Will not yield or flatten out the pointI of coni tact with the ground, `whereby these-called 4 hill-climbing?.7 prevented, thus conserving en'e'rg affand' poWerthat would otherwise #be waste in yovercoming' thistendeney.

As theshield vis capable of being readily D -placed-inv position orreniovedfrom the Wheel,

y simple' in eharacter'lwill'be fmindthoroughly efficient iii use. for ."theffp'urposes designed andinav readily beapphed to a tire already 1n use 'withoutnecessitatingany change What' I clain'l y 1 f l 1. In.-a"vehil Wheell the combination. W'ith arubbertire'., et a met-allie shield engagever i'n its structural arrangement.

` ing the tread-surface of the tire Withit-s opposite longitudinal edges embracing approximat-ely three-fourthsA of .the exterior1` surface of said tire and curved outwardly t0 produce laterally-extending fian'ges, the adjacent ends ofthe shield being provided with shoulders, and iast-ening devices passing `through the perforations in the 'overlapping ends oi the shield.

2. ln a vehicle-Wheel, the combination. wit-ha rubber tire, of a metallic shield engaging the tread-surface of the tirewith itsopposit'elongitudinal' edges embracing the major portion of said tire and with its opposite' ends reduced to form overlapping perfo,-

rated terminals, and rivets assing through the perforations in the over sipping/ends of the shield and provided with intermediate lannular shoulders bearing against the adjacent surface ofone of said overlapping ends. In' testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own I have heretov afiixediny signature inthe presence of .two Witnesses.l

. A oRIN-KELW. Witnesses: i y W. F. EVANS.

D. E. PARRY. Y

4 35 shoulders defining reduced perforated eX- tensions which overlap1 and bear against said 

